Senior CDM Principal Designer – job in East Central London – 60,000 – 70,000

Overview

In this Senior CDM Principal Designer role, you will lead CDM compliance and health and safety coordination for large-scale projects from a London base. You will work within an established multidisciplinary design practice, collaborating with architects, engineers and consultants to integrate safety into the design process. The role focuses on planning, coordinating and reviewing design risk across pre-construction and design development phases. The position offers hybrid working, private healthcare and pension, with a clear impact on complex UK and international schemes.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Private healthcare
• Pension

Responsibilities

• Perform CDM Principal Designer duties across construction projects in line with CDM Regulations 2015
• Plan, manage and coordinate health and safety activities during pre-construction
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and consultants to identify and reduce design risks
• Lead design risk reviews and coordinate risk management across multidisciplinary teams
• Prepare and review design risk registers, pre-construction information and health and safety files
• Advise clients and stakeholders on CDM duties and design safety measures
• Review designs across RIBA stages to integrate health and safety considerations
• Manage CDM responsibilities across multiple projects and share best practices

Key requirements

• Minimum five years′ experience as CDM Principal Designer on construction projects
• Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and pre-construction health and safety obligations
• Proven ability to independently manage Principal Designer duties with sound judgement
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design professionals throughout delivery
• Demonstrable track record in managing design risks and coordinating health and safety during design development
• Experience on substantial or technically complex developments; larger schemes preferred
• Effective communication skills to explain CDM responsibilities to clients and stakeholders
• Background in architecture, engineering or construction; professional memberships advantageous

• Effective communication
• professional judgement
• collaborative working
• CDM Regulations 2015
• design risk management
• pre-construction health and safety obligations

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